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[[Image:S73-4285.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 73, lot 4285]] | [[Image:S73-4285.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 73, lot 4285]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4285 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, November 2021), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Lucerne | Stadt und Kanton. Halbbatzen 1742, Luzern. Stempelschneider Jonas Thiébaud. Seine Initiale T auf der Vorderseite unterhalb des Wappens. Selten. Sehr schön. Flaue Prägung wie üblich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Lucern|canton of Luzern]], half batzen of 1742, Luzern mint. Rare, Very fine, Weakly struck as usual.)"</blockquote> This type was also struck in 1743. | + | This specimen was lot 4285 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, November 2021), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Lucerne | Stadt und Kanton. Halbbatzen 1742, Luzern. Stempelschneider Jonas Thiébaud. Seine Initiale T auf der Vorderseite unterhalb des Wappens. Selten. Sehr schön. Flaue Prägung wie üblich.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Lucern|canton of Luzern]], half batzen of 1742, Luzern mint. Rare, Very fine, Weakly struck as usual.)"</blockquote> This type was also struck in 1743. It was accompanied by a schilling ([[Luzern 1743-IH schilling|KM 67]]). |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
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* [[Luzern 1741 5 ducats Fr-319|1741 5 ducats]] | * [[Luzern 1741 5 ducats Fr-319|1741 5 ducats]] | ||
* [[Luzern 1743-IH schilling|1743-IH schilling]] | * [[Luzern 1743-IH schilling|1743-IH schilling]] | ||
| + | * [[Luzern 1743-IH 1/2 batzen|1743-IH half batzen]] = 2 kreuzer | ||
* [[Luzern 1744 4 batzen|1744 4 batzen]] | * [[Luzern 1744 4 batzen|1744 4 batzen]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1742]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1742]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 71, 72, 73, 74]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 71, 72, 73, 74]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 23 June 2024
This specimen was lot 4285 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, November 2021), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$257 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Lucerne | Stadt und Kanton. Halbbatzen 1742, Luzern. Stempelschneider Jonas Thiébaud. Seine Initiale T auf der Vorderseite unterhalb des Wappens. Selten. Sehr schön. Flaue Prägung wie üblich. (Switzerland, canton of Luzern, half batzen of 1742, Luzern mint. Rare, Very fine, Weakly struck as usual.)"
This type was also struck in 1743. It was accompanied by a schilling (KM 67).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon; this specimen 1.75 g.
Catalog reference: KM 66, D.T. 566a, HMZ 2-662c.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
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